cor

cor "Herz"

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kord, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr ~ *ḱr̥d- (“heart”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κῆρ (kêr), κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kărdĭ́ā), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō), Old English heorte (English heart), Sanskritहृद॑य (hṛ́daya), Hittite 𒆠𒅕 (kir), Old Church Slavonic срьдьце (srĭdĭce).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔr]

Noun

cor n (genitive cordis); third declension

1. (anatomy) heart

   Synonym: pectus

2. (figuratively) soul, mind

   Synonyms: animus, pectus

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	cor	corda
genitive	cordis	cordium cordum
dative	cordī	cordibus
accusative	cor	corda
ablative	corde	cordibus
vocative	cor	corda

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkoːr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkɔr]

Adverb

cōr (not comparable)

1. Old Latin form of cūr (“why; for what reason; wherefore; to what purpose; from what motive”)